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This Olde Website, Part III


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December 26, 2011 : Join us for our quasi-annual holiday stroll down memory lane as we celebrate the Web of yesteryear, and Juniper still had cartoons

2011 Top Ten: Cable Shockers


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December 23, 2011 : Here's a look at the year's biggest jaw-dropping moments in cable

SyncTV Will Seek Its 'A' Round in 2012


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December 22, 2011 : Startup that targets MSOs and programmers intends to land some cash to help fund the expansion of its white-label TV Everywhere platform

2011 Top Ten: Cable M&A Targets for 2012


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December 22, 2011 : Here's our list of cable vendors and service providers that could be prime for the plucking next year
Comment: Re: Is it a big deal? - Jeff Baumgartner December 21, 2011
Comment: Is it a big deal? - Jeff Baumgartner December 21, 2011

NBC to Stream the Super Bowl


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December 21, 2011 : Also: Xbox 360 adds VUDU; Concurrent lands ad insertion patent; FCC smacks down Comcast; how much will Verizon have to pay for Netflix?

DoJ Sniffs Around VZ Wireless-Cable Deals


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December 20, 2011 : The Department of Justice is expected to pore over the fine print of the marketing deals forged between Verizon and its new cable pals

New Charter CEO's Base Salary: $2M


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December 20, 2011 : Also: Analyst presses Cablevision to 'fess up' about COO departure; Verizon, Cablevision settle broadband spat; This Tech rides FreeWheel
Comment: The 'Charter Challenge' - Jeff Baumgartner December 20, 2011

Sprint VoIP Patent Suit Targets MSOs


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December 19, 2011 : Comcast, TW Cable and Cox get a taste of how their relationship with Sprint will change after hooking up with Verizon Wireless

Ex-Cablevision COO Becomes Charter CEO


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December 19, 2011 : Network DVR visionary Tom Rutledge is to become president and CEO of Charter on Feb. 13
Comment: Re: Cablevision too - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2011
Comment: Re: And Roku? - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2011
Comment: Cablevision too - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2011
Comment: Re: And Roku? - Jeff Baumgartner December 19, 2011

TW Cable Gives HBO GO a Go


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December 19, 2011 : Also: Disagreements reportedly led to Cablevision COO exit; Comcast CEO gets fined; Avail-TVN taps CDN software partner; SureWest revs wideband
Comment: Consulting the napkin - Jeff Baumgartner December 16, 2011

VZ Wireless Nabs Cox's AWS Spectrum for $315M


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December 16, 2011 : Cox also gets to draft off a multifaceted wireless/cable service bundling deal struck by Comcast, Bright House and TW Cable

What's Next for Cablevision?


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December 16, 2011 : The surprise resignation of COO Tom Rutledge has speculation swirling about whether the MSO will seek a buyer or try (again) to go private

Google TV Tunes In Sling's TV Place-Shifter


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December 16, 2011 : Also: Suddenlink goes multi-room with TiVo; TW Cable adds an Android app; Rovi swaps CEOs; Comcast expands IPv6; Netflix spreads holiday cheer

Cable Stokes Its Business Services Fire


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December 16, 2011 : Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick explains how MSOs intend to boost commercial revenues using Ethernet and cloud-based services

Cisco, Harmonic Rule Cable Access in Q3


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December 15, 2011 : Cisco kept its hammer lock on the CMTS market, but Arris is starting to sneak up on the edge QAM pack thanks in part to its BigBand buy

ACA Frets About Video Encryption Plan


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December 15, 2011 : Also: Netflix-Verizon rumor squashed; gaming console streaming on the rise; Charter engineer sets his exit
Comment: ActiveVideo's statement - Jeff Baumgartner December 14, 2011

Verizon Gets Stay on ActiveVideo Payments


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December 14, 2011 : Verizon's successful in obtaining a stay that temporarily prevents it from having to fork out millions in royalty payments to ActiveVideo
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Sonic.net to Bring 1-Gig to the Bay Area


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December 14, 2011 : ISP could apply speed pressure on AT&T and Comcast, if San Francisco allows Sonic.net to move forward with its fiber buildout

FiOS TV on Xbox Debuts to Mixed Reviews


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December 14, 2011 : Also: FCC turns down the volume; Amino swaps CEOs; TW Cable launches a Wi-Fi finder; Comcast ad arm plays with the iPad; InnoMedia adds HD voice

Cable's Speed Trap


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December 13, 2011 : 3:00 PM Advertising 'best effort' speeds is no longer such a good idea for MSOs. It's time to go guaranteed and end the bickering
Comment: Netflix up again - Jeff Baumgartner December 13, 2011

Judge to Verizon: Pay Royalties to ActiveVideo


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December 13, 2011 : Also: Netflix rises on Verizon takeover talk; Harmonic to retire StreamLiner servers; Moto and FourthWall sync set-tops with mobile devices
Comment: Re: Goog fiber build - Jeff Baumgartner December 13, 2011

Dish CEO Puts T-Mobile on His Wish List


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December 12, 2011 : A partnership between them makes plenty of sense for the satellite TV giant, but perhaps not so much for T-Mobile, even if the AT&T deal craters
Comment: satellite speeds - Jeff Baumgartner December 12, 2011

WildBlue Cranks Up Satellite Broadband Speeds


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December 12, 2011 : Also: Google views 1-Gig experiment as a money-maker; Moto says on-the-go TV viewing is on the rise; ACA sets its 2012 Summit agenda

Juniper's Ankeena Purchase Pays Some Dividends


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December 12, 2011 : Juniper's Media Flow Controller wins a key spot at Lime's pioneering video rollout in the Caribbean

Cable Sizes Up National Wi-Fi Play


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December 9, 2011 : What if the U.S. was one big hotspot? The wheels are turning for cable providers to make it happen
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SeaChange Sees Software Surge Amid Shake-up


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December 9, 2011 : Also: TW Cable's CTO to stick around; Comcast getting personal with the TV; In Demand hooks up Music Choice VoD; Hungary craves D3
Comment: iPad tidbit - Jeff Baumgartner December 8, 2011

Charter Plugs TiVo Into Arris's VoD Back-Office


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December 8, 2011 : Charter integrates TiVo with its Arris VoD back-office in Ft. Worth, with Ericsson on deck for 2012

Comcast Ups Smit to Cable CEO


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December 8, 2011 : Also: Verizon, Redbox may connect on OTT; Netflix users bemoan Xbox update; Mediacom site to stream Hulu; blogger laments 'classic' DirecTV-TiVo combo
Comment: Netflix knock-off? - Jeff Baumgartner December 8, 2011

Signs of the Video Armageddon


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December 7, 2011 : Verizon's OTT play could spark a big OTT war, but programming rights will determine if it's to wield weapons of mass disruption

MSO Deal Not Verizon's Spectrum 'End Game'


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December 7, 2011 : Cable's AWS spectrum fits 'hand-in-glove' with Verizon's 700MHz capacity, but the carrier will require more spectrum down the road

Charter Hunts Bigger Business Game


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December 7, 2011 : MSO to chip away at AT&T and Verizon's midsections with a SIP trunking service
Comment: Here we go - Jeff Baumgartner December 7, 2011

Verizon to Stream After Netflix


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December 7, 2011 : Also: Verizon and Cablevision fight over broadband ads; DirecTV sets TiVo launch; Shaw tests Wi-Fi net; Cablemás adapts to VoD

Comcast HD-DTAs Reach the FCC


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December 6, 2011 : MSO takes step toward deploying its small, inexpensive HDTV boxes that can run on Cisco- and Moto-based networks
Comment: Pricing/packaging? - Jeff Baumgartner December 6, 2011

Charter Picks First TiVo Market


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December 6, 2011 : Also: Cox targets iPad app at fastest subs; Sandvine cuts Q4 forecast; IBBS to swap out CEOs; Liberty won't gloat over Netflix troubles

Charter Sizes Up Verizon Wireless Opportunity


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December 6, 2011 : Charter CEO is open to partnering with cable's new wireless buddy and hints that discussions are already underway

Verizon Wireless: Cable’s New BFF


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December 5, 2011 : Comcast Cable president confirms that the MVNO element of a groundbreaking MSO-Verizon Wireless deal lasts into 'perpetuity'

Comcast Gets Down to Business


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December 5, 2011 : Comcast Business Services SVP Kevin O'Toole outlines the MSO's top priorities for 2012 as it goes upmarket with MetroE and hosted services

Xbox Delays Debut of Verizon, Comcast Content


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December 5, 2011 : Also: TW Cable CEO defends Verizon Wireless deal; Canoe touts interactive ad study; Huawei, Cisco lead the broadband access pack

Comcast, TW Cable to Halt Clearwire Sales


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December 2, 2011 : Both MSOs expected to end the wholesale relationship in six months, with Comcast looking to wind down its small base of Clearwire subs

Resetting Cable's Biz Services Agenda


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December 2, 2011 : 11:00 AM Going upmarket, crafting a quasi-national footprint, and a focus on mobile services emerged as top trends at the latest LR Live! event

MSOs Sell AWS Spectrum to Verizon for $3.6B


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December 2, 2011 : Comcast, TWC and Bright House punt AWS holdings to Verizon Wireless for a load of cash, and service and product deals that include a wholesale component

Cox Business: The Road to $2B


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December 2, 2011 : Cox Business SVP Phil Meeks sheds some light on how the MSO intends to reach its next big business services annual revenue milestone by 2016

Cable Expands Its Business Game


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December 1, 2011 : David Strauss, a top cable industry consultant, explains what MSOs must add to their playbooks as they target mid-sized businesses more aggressively

Comcast Hones 2-Pronged Business Attack


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December 1, 2011 : MSO is using a mix of Docsis 3.0 and MetroE to win the hearts of SMBs and build last-mile pipes that are fat enough to handle cloud-based services
Comment: Re: Comcast's rise - Jeff Baumgartner December 1, 2011

US Cable Firms to Bank $6B in Biz Services


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December 1, 2011 : Cable continues to gain ground on the telcos as MSOs chip away at the small business market, expand into cell backhaul and head up-market

Analyst Laments Netflix's 'Broken' Biz Model


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December 1, 2011 : Also: Mediaset tunes in the Xbox; Cablevision fights off DDoS attack; Comcast faces discrimination suit; HBO won't go pure OTT